Aggression

Axis begin the turn with moving forces to defend the Balkans. Around Moscow, the ring is closed and a disastrous attack is made on one of the outer defenses. Mannstain uses his HQ to remedy the situation and the offensive can continue, and the defense pocket becomes smaller and smaller.

Allies pour in lots of reinforcments into the Greece invasion and begin attacking north into souther Yugoslavia where Axis troops scramble a defense line. In France, several French attacks are made on the German defense lines. A Paradrop reinforced attack from the Magniot line is a disaster but in Belgium, succesful attacks manage to capture the last remaining Belgian city.

German forces attack Sevastopol,the attack being initiated with a huge para landing. The Russian Black Sea fleet quickly moves to sea and aid the defense with definsive shore bombardment, and some rebased bombers try to aid the defense as well, but are shot down by Italian fighters.
The attack is flawless (*/2S) and the strong fortress is taken without German losses.

In South China Sea, US Navy try to slip throuh in the sotorms to reinforce with more land troops, but the troop transports are intercepted and sunk by IJN. When the storm lifts, American fighters and naval bombers are sent towards the now located Japanese navy and take a heavy revenge, sinking the Japanese super carrier Shinano.

Japan gives up the last strong hold in East China and ships the troops out for placement elsewhere.